(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head1

call heads or tails!1

(computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk1

that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves1

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains1

he stuck his head out the window1

the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint1

the head of the humerus1

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason1

I couldn't get his words out of my head1

(grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent1

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about1

the subject matter at issue1

under the head of minor Roman poets1

a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer1

forward movement1

a difficult juncture1

matters came to a head yesterday1

the front of a military formation or procession1

the head of the column advanced boldly1

they were at the head of the attack1

the source of water from which a stream arises1

they tracked him back toward the head of the stream1

the part in the front or nearest the viewer1

he was at the head of the column1

the top of something1

the head of the stairs1

the head of the page1

the head of the list1

the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container1

the beer had a large head of foam1

a rounded compact mass1

the head of a comet1

a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)1

a user of (usually soft) drugs1

the office was full of secret heads1

a person who is in charge1

the head of the whole operation1

an individual person1

tickets are $5 per head1

the educator who has executive authority for a school1

the pressure exerted by a fluid1

a head of steam1

a dense cluster of flowers or foliage1

a head of cauliflower1

a head of lettuce1

the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head1

he is two heads taller than his little sister1

his horse won by a head1

the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)1

remove the head of1

head the fish1

to go or travel towards1

where is she heading1

We were headed for the mountains1

travel in front of; go in advance of others1

The procession was headed by John1

be in charge of1

Who is heading this project?1

form a head or come or grow to a head1

The wheat headed early this year1

be in the front of or on top of1

The list was headed by the name of the president1

be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel1

This student heads the class1

take its rise1

These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas1

In HTML, a section of coding that precedes the body of a document and is used to describe the document itself (title, author, and so on) rather than the elements within the document.2

In relation to software or documents, the top or beginning of something.2

The read/write mechanism in a disk or tape drive. It converts changes in the magnetic field of the material on the disk or tape surface to changing electrical signals and vice versa. Disk drives usually contain one head for each surface that can be read from and written to.2